ABC7 San Francisco

Berkeley honors balcony collapse victims with memorial plaque

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Berkeley is remembering a tragic incident from 2015 in permanent way. A new plaque now honors six students killed in the Berkeley balcony collapse in June, 2015. The memorial ...
abc7NY

Engineer believes Berkeley balcony collapse was due to dry rot

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The overriding question on Tuesday is how in the world Monday night's tragic balcony collapse could happen given current building codes, inspections and all of the other ...
ABC7

Berkeley balcony collapse tied to rotted wooden beams

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley's mayor said Wednesday as the victims' heartbroken loved ones ...
NBC Chicago

Berkeley Balcony Collapse Kills 5 From Ireland, 1 From Rohnert Park

[PHOTOS]Berkeley Balcony Collapses at 21st Birthday Party "I was absolutely devastated to hear the news, particularly when one thinks of young lives that are the edge of so much and looking forward to ...
NBC Chicago

Berkeley Balcony Collapse Survivor May Not Walk Again

Clodagh Cogley, one of seven survivors of last week's fatal Berkeley balcony collapse, fears that she may not walk again, according to a post on her Facebook page. Cogley has been left with two ...
NBC New York

City Inspectors Find Badly Rotted Beams After Deadly Berkeley Balcony Collapse

City of Berkeley inspectors found that the balcony that collapsed a week ago killing six students and injuring seven others during a 21st birthday party had badly rotted beams. Inspectors found that ...
ABC7

Badly rotted beams identified in Berkeley balcony collapse

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A balcony that snapped off an apartment building and led to the deaths of six college students was supported by wooden beams that had been badly rotted by exposure to moisture, ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Report: Inspections find hundreds of Berkeley buildings need repairs

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Berkeley has released a report showing nearly one in five balconies, stairways and other outdoor structures need repairs. The inspections follow the balcony ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Berkeley Mayor: Investigation Points to Water-Damaged Wood in Deadly Balcony Collapse

Berkeley's mayor says early investigation points to moisture-damaged wood as a prime cause of the deadly balcony collapse that killed six people in their 20s. Mayor Tom Bates said Wednesday that ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Women who witnessed Berkeley balcony collapse file lawsuit

BERKELEY, Calif. — Three young women who stepped off a fifth-floor balcony seconds before it collapsed last year, killing six college students and injuring seven others, have sued the builders, owners ...
Houston Chronicle

Berkeley mayor glad D.A. will probe balcony collapse

Berkeley’s mayor expressed surprise Thursday that the Alameda County district attorney has opened a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of an apartment balcony, saying city officials ...